Barbara van Zanten

I am an English photographer based in Los Angeles. I graduated from London University of the Arts-Central St Martins with a degree in Theater and Television Design and a minor in Photography. 

After a short stint working in the theater I got the travel bug and left London to travel. I lived in Paris for eight years before moving to Los Angeles. In the 1990s I decided to take advantage of the popularity of adventure travel and created a business organizing and leading photo tours to France and England for amateur photographers. During my numerous trips to France and England I have driven every back road, highway, low-way, by-way, around every roundabout and down every alley  researching for my photo tours, in search of the photographable. I have come across uncountable beautiful little unknown places that are off the beaten track and little known to tourism. I have also explored famous places that in spite of their fame remain delightful. St. Tropez comes to mind, a place that outside of the busy summer season retains its small fishing port atmosphere… that is if you disregard the billion dollar yachts that are moored in its harbor. But St Tropez is just one of the many beautiful places I have visited and photographed. I have been to Paris so many times I have lost count, but the other regions of France - Provence, the Riviera, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Gascony, the Aveyron, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Brittany, Normandy are all magical and beautiful and visually stunning.

In 2020 Covid arrived which put an end to group touring. In my almost 30 years of traveling to France and England I have accumulated a large collection of photographs from the regions of France I have visited, as well as southern England and the Cotswolds. On this site you will see a selection of my favorites. I am a Lonely Planet and Getty Images contributor. I am married with two daughters.

My art business has been designated as a "Trusted Art Seller" with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products.